Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
NIGHT pRoWLBRs PREY.
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a MidSiEh. seske IA Gily nkii fssfh,;N.r.
ESeuso mo, air." said a f;esfsctRhi,.
looking put tare.hendal man. OF iilli.i,o
SEa, sSol ping Herald importer. lit City
Hail Park about half past eleven n>s,orS
at night, but havo you s.c an9 ono
running alsay as you cnmo along?"
No: Why do you ask."
"Well, cir, VIVA. on my way Home
from buslne g this afternoon when + inn.
q friend. whom | Ead not serl, iii A,me
time. Wehnd few drinks tossihef AMI
parted, suppose l took llt,ia more
than should hnys done, At ny. fa.. In
crossing tho Park 70 take the tf..,,.Ti
road at Patk Place. becama qjllr siss.
II sat doMn upon the ate, i II tfS t.itv
Hall nnd tell ns'""p, l. was, oh,y 4 few
minutes ano tIu; tnwass n, f..v,inS some
onr Eear n,r. Then IL" p-rsva ran.
When fli,y tsgn.ae my srnsey foanl
that iuy wrS derby Ena l.,eii takrn Gnd
this hut Holding M AZ %satlIrf beaten,
Notwithstanding OIL iiItlcle. "hnd becn
left IN Ia place s> tho thlrf.
"Prsi,S sort OF huSll,rss to DO going
on Within few yarlS OF II peliS6 stae,ioit
wntch It, You have not secii tiiE thi6fS
Well. guot'-nigllt." mud thu stranger,
very ungry but still clinelny to tho b t.
terNl liu rnssod tut OF view.
Tho r'porirr cro se,l to tho City Hall,
sen,.ll liimealf on tho top step. and pro.
t'rdliis To he ono Of t.o sle0, trs-thcro
wefo Rtilf a dozen within u foY foet OF
him --@dltod for somcth,ng to turn Up,
Ho had not long towalt, EtaSk .pN
tho cnstdin end OF thu. builqing., IN
about d minute nfterwarM tnru0 YOU q
mon crossnd tho pnrk from lfrontYay.
When ,hay were hnl way ncrusR they
sloploii 10 kud cautiou ~ AROUND. wills.
pcrud nli tnrn sudluniy s1pnitlod.
Ono whlkwl ovor To this wifU stono
pln2n IN .font OF tliU City Hall Rinf th6n
quickly grntlng himself Les 10 d u ,uYI.
Ing inttVldtfal prvconici himself to' 10
asleep.
A low 6Sdond, lSt6r ho bon6 odi6,ly
over towifd tho man md sromGil q 10
nssuriNg ,hlmsof that ho VIVA usleeI,.
Then ho Resumed his former attitude.
ScsMg that hf8, would bo victim did
not Atif. . icnhod o,0r townnt him
nguip dni bognn 10 gently feel III. rptk-'
OTIS 10 soo II thSS wcr6 worth plcring.
Ills tol,ch was not rs cunning fs It
might have LdSl,' fol, tho naii NV, kc,
got quickly upon HIS fc6t mu' cetoit 8. niu.
thlnY In IN ungry tone nnd wniMnl Away.
Tho frustra,Sl thIrf krpi tsrf;ctly
quiet u Eiinuto long y. rrrten ing to'bo
still ns.erl', then nros0 ,ind wnlkG'i 0yGr
towarl thu stndrd ~allss OF thu pnrlt,
whrio tho beil:.es were illcd With soni-
nnlent IMrsJrs. Thlther Ill, tHU con-
federntes hail prccclol l,im. Tho o.
tric l'g, I, ninuo .holt movements rc,ty
oil O. rvabl0.
Ono went to ono bcnch and another 10
anotlicr, ruch nppnrantly sells, ting u s"nt
next te I'll" )undert slrU. or thoy tosltl
nnd. They Fat thrra ilko stntlioa. Tns
In ir NJ - t, L..
view hut ITO light whs not stronEdIp ugh
tp do no. Hec ulu D Llut tho llilUvG3
sat LOlt up ,glit.
II thoy wrra examining tho olOthlng
of tho persons II xt them II WAS 30 cn,l.
tlously carrie OH that It could lot bo
seen fr IN thnt dis,ai.co.
Several thu so q lio coniederates dhhiigod'
places. Tlion, iis IL by onu ImI ulSh, iiiSy
nll met III lront OF tho City Hall ngaii.
md HILL nnutlor whispered conf rolipo.
Then they locked toward tho sLciis OF
It. They walked stra!ght oh all dntil
within n fow foot OF Tho rcporter., His
oyos wht. wido open. looking fIgHt dt
them. although he did not stir,
| They must have seen that iio wab
awnk1. for suddenly NIL three turned on
their icols ithd walked rapidly Gway.
They hurritd nrouni the corner OF tin
building oil tho Hionlway side. but it,.
sldn oT ten minutes they returned ono by
ono To- thG slauol walks, anil olico NOR,
seateii themselves alongside or tiib
slecp-rs ,,<-
Tie rsphrtsI crossod over a,diffssst
by them. Gycing epcli onp clas<y. .1iRy
sat M still! Fms II tliey weys'fsleep. BUY lo
couhf sod Tint oncb>efie WIS watching
him. l1'G' trI,d te~fiI!d the paig' ll,llco.
nayY 70 tell hI,is,'what was gotng, ON. but
did not 6l>iard,.
Al. he was'rroseciitlHg ills. aaar,h'ho
nflsfaE n n}tS"e tSs ,hrSS I pskpoIRs,s Ip,y ,ssfs
hurryiiig toSAf.i Br,a,lway. They Vera
out Of sight n3 Tho hnnela Of the City
Hall clock marked tho arrival OF hitd:
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